At the No. 1 pair, CSUN’s Katie Sato (Calabasas, Calif./Agora HS) and Aeryn Owens (Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma HS) earned Big West Pairs Team of the Week Honors after a perfect weekend on the sand.
• The tandem went 3-0 on the weekend to improve to 17-6 on the season
• The pair took back-to-back matches in straight-sets, winning six of seven sets played in three contests
• Sato and Owens secured a key point in CSUN’s 3-2 victory over CSU Bakersfield, helping the Matadors to an undefeated weekend heading into the Big West Tournament
• The pair has won eight of its last nine matches played
• This is the first award for the tandem and for CSUN in 2018
Other’s nominated: Taylor Nelson & Adlee Van Winden (CP), Aleksandra Djodjevic & Briannah Mariner (CSUB)